Cabinet should reconsider GEG law, says MCA deputy secretary-general Pamela Yong


PETALING JAYA: Cabinet should reconsider the generational end-game (GEG) to counter smoking and vaping, says MCA deputy secretary-general Datuk Dr Pamela Yong.

Yong issued a letter on this on Saturday (Dec 9) following the passing of the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Bill 2023 in Parliament at the end of November with the GEG provisions removed.

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